Ch.11 Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Question 1

meiosis produces

Answer 1

4 haploid daughter cells

Question 2

what structure is the most important in forming the tetrads

Answer 2

synaptomal complex

Question 3

at metaphase I homologous chromosomes are connected by

Answer 3

chiasmata

Question 4

what phase of meiosis is missing from meiotic interkinesis

Answer 4

S phase

Question 5

part of meiosis similar to mitosis is

Answer 5

meiosis II

Question 6

which statement best describes the genetic content of the two daughter cells in prophase II of meiosis

Answer 6

haploid with two copies of each gene

Question 7

what is the ploidy of most types of fungi

Answer 7

haploid

Question 8

a diploid multicellular life cycle that gives rise to haploid cells by meiosis is a

Answer 8

gamete

Question 9

formation of a tetrad

Answer 9

form at the end of prophase I when the homologous pairs are only held together by chiasmata

Question 10

alternation of generations

Answer 10

blend of the haploid dominant and diploid dominant extremes